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 * ... that Gregory XV (pictured) was acclaimed as the new pope in the papal conclave of 1621 even though Cardinal Robert Bellarmine had received the most votes in the ballot?
 * ... that the Chronicles of Mann claimed William Russell to have been the first Bishop of the Isles consecrated by the pope, even though he was not consecrated by the pope, and even if he had been, he would not have been the first?
 * ... that since the superstructure of Johnstown's Cathedral of St. John Gualbert was laid using nearly 590000 lb of steel, the roof was able to be completed before the foundation walls?